Connecting FastAPI to a Serverless Database with pool_pre_ping
June 10, 2025
How to Keep FastAPI Connected to Serverless Databases Like Neon
Learn how to keep your FastAPI app connected to serverless databases like Neon, even when they scale down to zero. This post explains how to use SQLAlchemy's pool_pre_ping=True to automatically reconnect and avoid broken connections, with practical code examples and .env setup.
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